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Chapter 174: The Serpent's Bill

Author: Fuyingwen
last update publish date: 2025-12-16 15:52:59

The cloud layer was dense, a chaotic swirl of cumulonimbus that obscured all vision. It was the only shield they had.

Marcus leveled the S-99 Valkyrie at eight thousand feet, weaving through the storm cells to mask their thermal signature. The radar screen was a mess of static—partly from the storm, partly from the lingering effects of Olivia’s psionic pulse.

"We lost them visually," Marcus reported, wiping sweat from his forehead. "But The Leviathan has military-grade s
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